million

The word “million” means the number 1,000,000; a thousand thousand. In plain terms, the number one thousand thousand — 1,000,000 — also used loosely to mean "a huge number".

“Million” is pronounced MIHL-yuhn (/ˈmɪl.jən/ in IPA).

Here is “million” used in a sentence: “The company sold over a million units last year.”

Words with a similar meaning to “million” include mil, mil., mln, mln., M and M..

“Million” is a num.

The word “million” comes from Old French. From Old French million, from Italian milione, built from mille ("thousand") plus an augmentative suffix meaning "big thousand".

“Million” is a very common word in modern English, usually learned at around the A2 level.

“Million” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: the number 1,000,000; a thousand thousand.

A million is 1,000,000 — a one followed by six zeros. A billion is a thousand times larger: 1,000,000,000, a one followed by nine zeros on the modern short scale used worldwide. It takes a thousand millions to make a single billion, which is why the gap between the two is so vast.

A million has six zeros: 1,000,000. You can picture it as a one followed by six noughts, or as a thousand multiplied by a thousand. Each group of three digits is marked off by a comma, so a million is written with two commas separating millions, thousands and units.

It takes one thousand thousands to make a million, since 1,000 multiplied by 1,000 equals 1,000,000. Put another way, a million is a thousand groups of a thousand. This is why very large everyday amounts, like populations or budgets, are often counted in thousands before they reach the millions.

It depends entirely on context. A million seconds is only about eleven and a half days, yet a million pounds is a life-changing sum for most people. As a number it feels large in everyday terms but small in scientific or astronomical ones, where billions and trillions are common.